Southwest Fresno POWER (Partnership for Opportunity, Wellness, Equity, and Restoration) is a collaboration among stakeholding organizations and community members that represents a crucial investment in one of Fresno’s critical neighborhoods. Southwest Fresno (SWF) is...
In decades of planning work, one planner said he had never seen so many people show up to a public meeting like this. The workshop was meant to gather public input on an update to the Tower District Specific Plan, a document that guides what can be built, preserved,...
Aleyda Hernandez was walking through her child’s school one day when she passed the cafeteria and noticed something unexpected, a group of women dancing. Little did she know, that dance class would be the start of a life changing journey. “I remember one day I saw...
“We are raising our babies, we are doing business here, and it’s important to get a full picture of what’s going on in our city.”Mary Avigliano When Mary Avigliano invited her friend and realtor partner, Wendelen Rodriguez, to take the Every Neighborhood...
In too many neighborhoods, kids face real barriers to joy and safety on the weekends. Parks may be far away or unsafe. Parents may be working. Hunger and isolation become more common when school doors close on Fridays. Saturday mornings, which could be filled with...
As part of a fairly new statewide initiative, Fresno Unified School District is in their second year of piloting community schools- a new, holistic approach to education. In a recent Fresno Bee article, Leqi Zong expands upon why California recognized the needs...
